SCIENCE IN THE NEWS WEEKLY
Gas Flows May Explain Sunspot Reductions
Data from the orbiting Solar and Heliospheric Observatory suggest that magnetic flows on the sun may explain the recent lack of sunspots, flares and other storms—and could also suggest a better way to forecast the intensity and duration of future solar cycles.
In other space news, scientists say that interstellar dust was included in material collected by the Stardust spacecraft during its seven-year interplanetary voyage. A capsule containing the material returned to Earth in 2006.
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